West Indies fold for 243 after rain relents West Indies 243 (Darren Bravo 80, Baugh 50, Herath 3-76) trail Sri Lanka 387 for 9 dec by 144 runs
Sri Lanka mopped up the remaining five West Indies wickets in less than two hours on the final afternoon at the Premadasa Stadium, but not before a composed half-century from Carlton Baugh took the visitors well past the follow-on target, thereby removing any chance of a result in the rain-ridden second Test. West Indies resumed their first innings on 165 for 5 after rain washed out five consecutive sessions of play in Colombo and were bowled out for 243, still 144 runs shy of Sri Lanka's first-innings total.
There was drama almost as soon as play began on day five, as Ajantha Mendis' first delivery spun back sharply to strike Carlton Baugh on the pads in front of the stumps. The batsman was given out lbw, but a review - taken almost immediately by Baugh, showed the legbreak to be pitching outside leg stump and the standing umpire's decision was overturned for the first time in the series. Mendis threatened throughout his opening spell, often causing problems for the batsmen with the two-finger googly, but was unable to spark a dramatic collapse as he had done at Galle, in order to dismiss the West Indies for less than the 188 required of the visitors to avoid the follow-on.
Rangana Herath's introduction into the attack was no less eventful. After being slammed for a four and a six in his first over by Dwayne Bravo, Herath responded emphatically in the next. Carlton Baugh survived another close shout when hit on the back pad by Herath, employing the UDRS to overturn the umpire's original decision for the second time in thirty minutes, but there was little doubt about Dwayne Bravo's dismissal four balls later. Bravo advanced down the pitch, attempting to repeat the fireworks off Herath's previous over, but was beaten in the flight and was stumped for 20, after having helped take West Indies past the follow-on target.
Darren Sammy did little to quell fears that his position in the team may be unwarranted when he whipped a short delivery off Suranga Lakmal to Angelo Mathews at square leg in the very next over, and Suliemann Benn quickly followed suit, caught bat-pad off Herath after having faced three deliveries. Baugh resisted briefly, farming the strike and collecting boundaries whenever the spinners missed their lengths, but was bowled by Herath's doosra soon after he had completed his second Test half-century.
Mendis had little trouble removing Kemar Roach for nought, and the Sri Lanka top-order will look to get some batting practice in the evening session, ahead of the third Test, which begins on Wednesday.
There was drama almost as soon as play began on day five, as Ajantha Mendis' first delivery spun back sharply to strike Carlton Baugh on the pads in front of the stumps. The batsman was given out lbw, but a review - taken almost immediately by Baugh, showed the legbreak to be pitching outside leg stump and the standing umpire's decision was overturned for the first time in the series. Mendis threatened throughout his opening spell, often causing problems for the batsmen with the two-finger googly, but was unable to spark a dramatic collapse as he had done at Galle, in order to dismiss the West Indies for less than the 188 required of the visitors to avoid the follow-on.
Rangana Herath's introduction into the attack was no less eventful. After being slammed for a four and a six in his first over by Dwayne Bravo, Herath responded emphatically in the next. Carlton Baugh survived another close shout when hit on the back pad by Herath, employing the UDRS to overturn the umpire's original decision for the second time in thirty minutes, but there was little doubt about Dwayne Bravo's dismissal four balls later. Bravo advanced down the pitch, attempting to repeat the fireworks off Herath's previous over, but was beaten in the flight and was stumped for 20, after having helped take West Indies past the follow-on target.
Darren Sammy did little to quell fears that his position in the team may be unwarranted when he whipped a short delivery off Suranga Lakmal to Angelo Mathews at square leg in the very next over, and Suliemann Benn quickly followed suit, caught bat-pad off Herath after having faced three deliveries. Baugh resisted briefly, farming the strike and collecting boundaries whenever the spinners missed their lengths, but was bowled by Herath's doosra soon after he had completed his second Test half-century.
Mendis had little trouble removing Kemar Roach for nought, and the Sri Lanka top-order will look to get some batting practice in the evening session, ahead of the third Test, which begins on Wednesday.
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